Sisters in Name and Faith

By Heather Wrigley

Church Magazines

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Maria and Diana D. are not just sisters; they are best friends too. Diana is 10 years old, and Maria recently turned 12. They live in Romania, where there are about 3,000 members of the Church. They keep their faith in Jesus Christ strong by going to church, reading the scriptures, and praying.

“In church I’ve learned to have faith in God,” Maria says. One day she had a test, so she prayed to Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ for help. When she got a good grade, she felt like Heavenly Father had helped her.

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Favorite Song

Maria and Diana both play the piano. Maria’s favorite song is “Love One Another.” It is about Jesus’s commandment to love other people. Diana can almost play it perfectly, but the end is the hardest part, she says.

I Love to See the Temple

Maria and Diana both want to be married in the temple one day. They live in the Kyiv Ukraine Temple District.

When Diana is older, she will go to the Kyiv Ukraine Temple to do baptisms for the dead. Maria is now old enough to go. The temple is about 500 miles (805 km) away.